Autumn is our favorite season at The Old Frascati Wine Tour!

After a long hot summer and an unusually wet September we’ve finally made it to our favorite season in Frascati: Autumn! Due to the record breaking high temperatures this summer and the long drought from April until September, it was necessary to begin our grape harvest at the beginning of September… which is very early for the Frascati Grape Harvest. There are poems, songs and volumes written on the October grape harvest in Frascati but alas, the harvest is getting earlier and earlier (global warming?).

The grape harvest went well however and we’re looking forward to an excellent 2017 vintage (the dryer the year the better the vintage;)… Now in October we have just started our olive harvest! The olive harvest is promising to be a bumper crop year and thanks to the gorgeous, sunny & cool autumn days, we are excited to be outside, harvesting the olives and enjoying the changing weather.

Another one of our favorite things about autumn are ‘Le Ottobrate Romane’ or the Indian Summer we experience in Rome and the Castelli Romani. It’s warm during the day and crisp and cool in the evening. The wind has cleared out all the smog over Rome and we’ve been having gorgeous views of the city from Frascati at 1100 ft.

Nearby, the chestnut season has begun and it’s common to find people out hunting truffles in the forest around the volcanic lake Nemi. The Italians have all busted out their Autumn wardrobe and Frascati has never looked so good!

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The Old Frascati Wine Tour is based in Frascati, Italy and is locally owned and operated. We’ve brought together local family-run businesses, winemakers, artisans & restauranteurs to bring you the best Frascati has to offer!

wine and pizza making tour was one of the most memorable experiences!! We had a group of 8 and had the best time ever with our tour guide, Max!! Highly recommend!! You will not regret it

Brooks Anne Harris2/10/2019

Great tour and great wine! We loved it.

Leonardo Araujo1/28/2019

My husband and I enjoyed the people, countryside and the wine! An absolute perfect 5/5 stars! Best wine tour we have ever been on hands down! Thank you!

Christina Kniffin11/19/2018

Great experience. Nice to get out of Rome for a beautiful relaxing day. Town is pretty, food and wine is good, people are friendly. Paola gave a nice tour of the city and Paola #2 explained the wine making process. Wonderful day.

Keith Laverty11/18/2018

A fantastic tour! Paola is a brilliant host with a real passion for what she does. First rate wine & food in a relaxed atmosphere. If you can only do one tour, do this one! It's well worth the price!

Craig Welsh9/04/2018

This was an amazing wine tour! 5 full glasses of wine, so many delicious snacks, a full dinner included and such a great tour of the city and guide!! I highly recommend this tour because it is worth the money and the trip out to Frascati!! I loved this experience more than Rome itself. A group of four of us went and have never had such a great wine experience. It’s a must do! You can also catch the local market which is amazing too! Dominique was an amazing tour guide full of information!